Get Form 1405

OMB Control Number: 1405-0185. Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. Originating Office: CA/VO. Form Number: DS-260, DS-230.

Your case number is also known as your receipt number. It is a unique 13-digit code, which usually starts with three letters followed by 10 numbers. For example, it might look like this: SRC 22 018 10000. You'll receive a receipt number for every immigration application that you submit.

There are two online immigrant visa forms: DS-260, Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration Application. DS-261, Online Choice of Address and agent.

The National Visa Center (NVC) gives each immigrant petition a case number. This number has three letters followed by ten digits (numbers). The three letters are an abbreviation for the overseas embassy or consulate that will process the immigrant visa case (for example, GUZ for Guangzhou, CDJ for Ciudad Juarez).

You can find this number on correspondence from the National Visa Center (NVC) or from the U.S. Consulate. The NVC invoice ID number is normally an 8-digit number provided by NVC. If you have not received such a number from NVC, please use the principal applicant's date of birth in format DD-MMM-YYYY.

What Happens After I File Form DS-260? After you successfully file Form DS-260, the National Visa Center will send your paperwork to your local U.S. embassy or consulate. The NVC will ask you to schedule an immigrant visa interview at your local U.S. embassy or consulate.

Title of Information Collection: Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration. OMB Control Number: 1405-0185.

Once the National Visa Center (NVC) receives your approved paperwork from USCIS, they will send you a welcome notice by mail or email, depending on which notification method you choose. This notice will include your case number, a beneficiary ID number, and an invoice number.